Has an NFL game ever ended 5-3?
Exactly once. On October 17, 1925, Frankford Yellow Jackets beat New York Giants 5-3, and no NFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 5-3 in league history.
That makes 5-3 the 838th most common final score out of 1,090 that have ever occurred in NFL. One point away, 6-3 has happened 35 times and 5-4 has happened never.
Every 5-3 in NFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925-10-17 | Frankford Yellow Jackets over New York Giants | 1925 |